John
Townsend
Born about in Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Townsend
and Mary (Unknown) Townsend
Brother of
Lydia (Townsend) Copeland, John Townsend [half], Thomas Townsend, Samuel Townsend, Andrew Townsend and Elizabeth (Townsend) Merriam
Husband of
Sarah (Pearson) Townsend
— married
27 Nov 1668 (to after 1689) in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Husband of
Mehitable (Browne) Townsend
— married
23 Apr 1690 (to 14 Dec 1727) in Of Reading, Middlesex, Mass
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Townsend) Weston, John Townsend, Mary (Townsend) Goodwin, Hannah Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend, Noah Townsend, Ebenezer Townsend, Thomas Townsend, Mehitable Townsend, Martha Townsend and Daniel Townsend
Died
at about age 87
in Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Feb 2011
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Biography
Sources
- Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)
- The Register of the Lynn Historical Society (The Society, Lynn, Mass., 1898-)
- Ancestral File(R) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ancestral File Number: 8PV6-3Q & 2XCK-91
- Vital Records of Lynn Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1906) Page 374
- "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHTL-V5G : accessed 30 Jan 2014), John Townsend and Sara Pearson, 27 Nov 1668. Name: John Townsend, Spouse's Name :Sara Pearson, Event: 27 Nov 1668: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
- Find A Grave [1]
- SAR Membership 17333 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Volume: 87 BrowseID: 076 Online @ Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2204/32596_242104-00329/188902]
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Andrew Lancaster
Carolyn (Fisher) Lynett
Laura (Braun) Scott
Carolyn (Fisher) Lynett
Andrew Lancaster
The wives should be merged. One has the children. One has the parents
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by Andrew Lancaster
Carolyn (Fisher) Lynett
I believe the DOB for this John should be 1640 not 1674. 1674 is the DOB of his son.
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by Carolyn (Fisher) Lynett
Laura (Braun) Scott
I believe this John is the son of John and Sarah Pearson. And husband of Sarah Boutwell;
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by Laura (Braun) Scott
Carolyn (Fisher) Lynett
Townsend-4520 and Townsend-311 appear to represent the same person because: All data matches except date of births. The correct DOB should be 1640. The DOB of 1674 seems to be son's DOB (1675).
posted
by Carolyn (Fisher) Lynett
Rejected matches › John Clifton Townsend (1891-1969) › John L. Townsend › John Thomas Townsend (1848-1941) › John Townsend (1675-1757)
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